On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Greg Earle wrote:
quoted 5 lines Well, it had to happen sooner or later: Robert Heartburn of the L.A. Times
> Well, it had to happen sooner or later: Robert Heartburn of the L.A. Times
> turns his attention to Our Subculture in the front-page story of today's
> (Sunday) L.A. Times Calendar section. Read it and weep at
>
> http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/SUNCAL/t000028455.html
Our local weekly had the requisite Electronica Is The Next Big Thing
article this week. Funny how everyone in the media seems to crib from
everyone else. Same list of suspect suspects held up as examples of
electronica, most of which I've never heard of, none of which I would
consider Techno or IDM. Underworld and Prodigy were there of course, but
where were Orbital, FSOL, Black Dog, Autechre, or even Aphex Twin, all of
which are available at most rekkid stores, and all of which have been
making electronica for at least five years? It's like, if they were
writing about Punk in 1977, and there was no mention of the Sex Pistols
or the Ramones, and all they could write about was Bill Nelson's
ill-conceived foray into Punk. It's a fucking crime, that's what it is.
Che